News & Updates Archive
Note from the Executive Director
Dear friends,
Today, April 1, H2HC is welcoming spring by opening the national nomination process for our 2024 Prizes for Innovation. I welcome your help with sharing ...
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), announced a new voluntary model that empowers primary care providers in e...
The White House has recognized the Hunger to Health Collaboratory (H2HC) for its commitment to award $1 million over five years (2023 – 2027) through its Prizes for Innovation. The H2HC Prizes f...
The last time Americans spent this much of their money on food, George H.W. Bush was in office, “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” was in theaters and C+C Music Factory was rocking the Billboard charts....
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released an operational framework for monitoring social determinants of health equity and actions addressing them. This critical new guidance aims to support co...
Watch the HHS Food is Medicine Summit
On Tuesday, January 31, H2HC participated in the the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) first-ever Food is Medicine summit in Washington, D.C., an...
Dear friends,
As H2HC faces a new year of growth and change, I’m reflecting with gratitude on the exciting and significant ways in which we have moved forward over the past 12 months. From launc...
Research indicates that an estimated 20 percent of health outcomes are linked to medical care; the remaining 80 percent stem from socioeconomic, environmental, and behavioral factors referred to as so...
Health outcomes are not solely determined by medical interventions. Rather, they are heavily influenced by factors that extend far beyond the walls of a hospital or exam room. From the neighborhoods t...
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the nation’s largest nutrition program, helping 41 million participants afford “nutritious food essential to health and well-being.”
But a...
